Total Crime Rate

28.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.2 6/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heather Close area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Teignmouth Central , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 430 local areas in Teignbridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heather Close (TQ14 8UX) in the last 12 months was 28.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower than the Teignmouth Central average (90.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heather Close (TQ14 8UX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lake Avenue, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dunning Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heather Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lake Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorrie Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Deer Park Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lake Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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